This Sports Fan Has Streaked 518 Times

There are so many things to experience at a live sporting event these days that boredom is out of the question no matter how your team is faring. In fact, thanks to the Jumbotron, the kiss cam, live music, halftime dance teams, marriage proposals, and the odd celebrity sighting, one could -- dare we say it -- get away with not watching the game at all.

There is one lively act above all others, however, that never fails to grab the audience's attention. It appears every so often at winter events, and most often at summer ones, and always carries an "R" rating. The phenomenon never gets an introduction but it most certainly gets a curtain call, and despite the fact that its participants often end up fined or charged, streaking remains as popular as ever.

The first formally recorded streaking offence occurred in 1799, when, upon arrest, the male offender admitted someone offered him money to run in the buff. Over the next 200 years, streaking became one of the most popular extracurricular activities on American and Canadian university campuses, where administrations were forced to penalize students to suppress the undressed.

Today, clothing-challenged souls appear at both local tournaments and professional matches across every manner of competition from cricket to soccer and basketball to track and field. Streakers have been spotted at Wimbledon, the U.S. Open and even during Olympic curling! Televised or not, their nudity seems to spare no one.

Mark Roberts, a British father of three and well-known repeat streaker has performed the pantless sprint 518 times to date. He's also the one responsible for that 2006 Olympic curling incident in which he streaked across the ice with a rubber chicken covering his "stones."

Before his Olympic debut, Roberts attempted to make headlines with a nude act at Super Bowl XXXVIII, where he was tackled on the field, then taken away by security. It might have been a highlight of the night if Janet Jackson hadn't flashed some of her own skin with her infamous wardrobe malfunction during the halftime show.

So what exactly makes Roberts and others want to ditch their clothes and run free in front of game-day crowds? It's the same mania that fuels athletes: the roaring fans, the bright lights, the nervous excitement, and, of course, the challenge. It's a cat and mouse game as members of security chase a streaker down, often to deafening cheers from fans.

Not as brave as Roberts? Well, there are plenty of streaks in sport that allow your clothing to remain in place. Winning streaks, scoring streaks, shut-out streaks, and injury-free games are just a few. If streaking still remains on your bucket list, however, remember these useful tips: Wear your best running shoes, grass is softer than ice, and avoid the sports where players are paid to hit moving targets.

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A fan dressed as Captain America looks on after Belgium's 2-1 victory in extra time during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Round of 16 match between Belgium and the United States at Arena Fonte Nova on July 1, 2014 in Salvador, Brazil. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

Fans of the Belgian national soccer team celebrate as they run on a main boulevard after Belgium won the World Cup round of 16 soccer match against the U.S., in Brussels, Tuesday, July 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Girls gather in front of San Francisco Church, in Pelourinho neighborhood, near the Arena Fonte Nova stadium in Salvador, Brazil, where US an Belgium played a World Cup round of 16 match, Tuesday, July 1, 2014. The church is being illuminated in different colors in preparation for a concert on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

A soccer fan of the United States poses for the picture before World Cup round of 16 match between the U.S. and Belgium outside the Arena Fonte Nova stadium in Salvador, Brazil, Tuesday, July 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Spectators watch the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between France and Nigeria in the Estadio Nacional in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, June 30, 2014. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

A boy stands outside the FIFA Fan Fest live broadcast of the Costa Rica-Greece match on Copacabana Beach on June June 29, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Costa Rica won the dramatic match despite playing with only ten men for part of the second half. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Juan Guillermo Cuadrado of Colombia celebrates his team's second goal scored by James Rodriguez (L) during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil round of 16 match between Colombia and Uruguay at Maracana on June 28, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

A man holding Chile's national flag sits alone on a street bench after Chile was defeated by Brazil at a World Cup round of 16 match, in Santiago, Chile, Saturday, June 28, 2014. Chile lost the match to Brazil 3-2 on penalties after the game ended 1-1. (AP Photo/Luis Hidalgo)

A Mexico soccer fan cries after her team was defeat on the World Cup round of 16 match against Netherlands on a live telecast inside the FIFA Fan Fest area on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, June 29, 2014. The Netherlands staged a dramatic late comeback, scoring two goals in the dying minutes to beat Mexico 2-1 and advance to the World Cup quarterfinals. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

American supporters stand while watching the U.S.-Germany match broadcast at FIFA Fan Fest on June 26, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The U.S. was tied with Germany 0-0 at halftime. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Algerian fans celebrate in Algiers on June 26, 2014 after Algeria eliminated Russia with a 1-1 draw in a FIFA 2014 World Cup Group H match. (FAROUK BATICHE/AFP/Getty Images)

Algeria's football fans celebrate in central Paris, on June 26, 2014 after the match Algeria vs Russia in a FIFA 2014 World Cup Group H match. Algeria progressed to the last 16 of the World Cup for the first time in their history as Islam Slimani's second-half header was enough to earn them a 1-1 tie against Russia. (KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP/Getty Images)

A masked girl poses for photo surrounded by Mexico soccer fans as they watch their team's World Cup match with Brazil on giant television screens in Mexico City's main square, the Zocalo, Tuesday, June 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Brazilian supporters watch the 2014 FIFA World Cup Group A football match between Brazil and Cameroon at a FIFA Fan Fest as police stand guard in Salvador, Brazil on June 23, 2014. (BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP/Getty Images)

A young girl waits for visitors on a small boat on the Amazon River during the 2014 soccer World Cup near Manaus, Brazil, on Monday June 23, 2014. Manaus is one of the host cities for the World Cup. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

A Colombia fan poses during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group C match between Japan and Colombia at Arena Pantanal on June 24, 2014 in Cuiaba, Brazil. (Photo by Gabriel Rossi/Getty Images)

Brazil fans watch a live broadcast of the Brazil-Cameroon match at the FIFA Fan Fest on Copacabana Beach as a helicopter flies above on June 23, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Brazil won the match 4-1. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

A young Chilean fan looks out onto the pitch before the group B World Cup soccer match between the Netherlands and Chile at the Itaquerao Stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Monday, June 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

South Korean football fans react as their team loses to Algeria in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, as they watch the match on giant screens in central Seoul on June 23, 2014. Algeria moved tantalizingly close to a first ever appearance in the knock-out rounds after dishing out a 4-2 defeat to South Korea in Porto Alegre. (ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images)

Fans gather in Grant Park to watch the U.S. play Portugal in a Group G World Cup soccer match on June 22, 2014 in Chicago, Illinois. Fans were turned away from the free event after a 10,000-person capacity was reached. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

USA soccer fans watch their team play against Portugal on a screen setup at the FIFA Fan Fest on Copacabana beach June 22, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The match ended in a tie 2-2. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

A child wearing the Portuguese national football team dribbles a ball at Terreiro do Paco Square in Lisbon on June 22, 2014 during a public viewing of the FIFA World Cup 2014 group G match between Portugal and the US played in Manaus, Brazil. (PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP/Getty Images)

Algeria's Rafik Halliche (5) celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the group H World Cup soccer match between South Korea and Algeria at the Estadio Beira-Rio in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Sunday, June 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Mounted riot police stand by outside the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on June 22, 2014 before the Russia vs Belgium World Cup match. (TASSO MARCELO/AFP/Getty Images)

South Korean football fans sing their national anthem as they watch their team play against Algeria in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, on giant screens in central Seoul on June 23, 2014. Algeria moved them tantalizingly close to a first ever appearance in the knock-out rounds after dishing out a 4-2 defeat to South Korea in Porto Alegre. (ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images)

Fans reclining on sofas watch the Germany-Ghana World Cup match at a public viewing at the Alte Foersterei FC Union stadium on June 21, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. The stadium has allowed fans to bring 800 sofas that they've set up on the lawn to watch the World Cup matches on a giant monitor. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Bongarts/Getty Images)

A young boy plays football at sunset on June 8, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

Iran's fans celebrate on Vanak Square, in the capital Tehran, on June 21, 2014, despite their national team narrow defeat to Argentina in the FIFA 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Iran, with only one win in four appearances at the World Cup, looked to have secured a famous draw before Argentina scored a brilliant injury time winner. (ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images)

An Argentina fan has his face painted before the start of the Argentina match outside FIFA Fan Fest on June 21, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Argentina plays Iran on the tenth day of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Supporters cheer prior to the beginning of a Group E football match between Honduras and Ecuador at the Baixada Arena in Curitiba during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 20, 2014. (GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images)

An Ecuador soccer team fan reacts while watching a play against the Honduras team at the Word Cup FIFA Fan Fest during on Copacabana beach June 20, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Protestors hang a banner across on Arcos da Lapa bridge in Rio de Janeiro on June 20, 2014, during the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Brazil. (YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)

Chileans celebrate the triumph of Chile in World Cup Brazil 2014, in the emblematic Plaza itala, for more than 4 hours. The celebration ended with clashes with police, looting and barricades in the center of the city of Santiago. (Photo by Pablo Rojas Madariaga / NurPhoto / Corbis)

Italian fans watch on a giant screen the World Cup football match Italy vs Costa Rica on June 20, 2014 on the Piazza Venezia square in Rome. (ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP/Getty Images)

Costa Rican fans react after their team's victory as they watch a telecast on a large screen in Rio de Janerio on June 20, 2014, of the Group D football match between Italy and Costa Rica at the Pernambuco Arena in Recife during the 2014 FIFA World Cup . (YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)

A Japan fan shows support prior to the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group C match between Japan and Greece at Estadio das Dunas on June 19, 2014 in Natal, Brazil. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

A Brazilian woman in a traditional costume looks on during a street festival beside a beach, where Ghana's national football team base camp is located for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Maceio, Brazil on June 18, 2014. (CARL DE SOUZA/AFP/Getty Images)

A aerial view of the landscape surrounding Sao Paulo on June 18, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Spain's goalkeeper and captain Iker Casillas looks on during a Group B football match between Spain and Chile in the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 18, 2014. (MARTIN BERNETTI/AFP/Getty Images)

A British fan, left, and his friends, unseen, joke as a Spanish girl consoles her boyfriend, right, at the fan park after the World Cup soccer match between Spain and Chile, in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, June 18, 2014. Spain lost the match which knocks them out of the World Cup. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

South Korean fans cheer for their national team before the group H World Cup soccer match between Russia and South Korea at the Arena Pantanal in Cuiaba, Brazil, Tuesday, June 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

A general view of Brazil fans during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group A match between Brazil and Mexico at Castelao on June 17, 2014 in Fortaleza, Brazil. (Photo by Francois Xavier Marit - Pool/Getty Images)

General view of Beira-Rio Stadium in Porto Alegre on June 17, 2014 on the eve of the Group B football match between Australia and Netherlands in the 2014 FIFA World Cup. (DAMIEN MEYER/AFP/Getty Images)

A fan wears contact lenses with the flag of Brazil prior to the start of the Mexico vs Brazil match inside the FIFA Fan Fest during the 2014 soccer World Cup in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday, June 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

Fans of the U.S. national soccer team celebrate their team's victory during a live broadcast of the soccer World Cup match between the Unites States and Ghana, inside the FIFA Fan Fest area on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, June 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

US forward Clint Dempsey celebrates after scoring during a Group G football match between Ghana and US at the Dunas Arena in Natal during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 16, 2014. (CARL DE SOUZA/AFP/Getty Images)

Ghana's fans cheer before the start of a Group G football match between Ghana and US at the Dunas Arena in Natal during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 16, 2014. (CARL DE SOUZA/AFP/Getty Images)

Portugal fans pose prior to the Group G football match between Germany and Portugal at the Fonte Nova Arena in Salvador during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 16, 2014. (DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP/Getty Images)

Fireworks are displayed over Lebanese soccer fans who have gathered to watch the first soccer match of the World Cup between Brazil and Croatia, at a fan park in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday June 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Hugo Almeida of Portugal and Mats Hummels of Germany battle for the ball during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group G match between Germany and Portugal at Arena Fonte Nova on June 16, 2014 in Salvador, Brazil. (Photo by Francois Xavier Marit - Pool/Getty Images)

A general view of the stadium during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group F match between Argentina and Bosnia-Herzegovina at Maracana on June 15, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

US soccer fans attend the FIFA Fan Fest in Natal at Fan HQ on June 15, 2014 in Natal, Brazil. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

A framed piece of artwork is seen on the Iran bench during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group F match between Iran and Nigeria at Arena da Baixada on June 16, 2014 in Curitiba, Brazil. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates scoring his side's second goal during the group F World Cup soccer match between Argentina and Bosnia at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, June 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

Fans arrive for the Group F match between Argentina and Bosnia-Herzegovina during the 2014 FIFA World Cup at Maracana on June 15, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Alexandre Loureiro/Getty Images)

A general view as England train during a training session at the Urca military base (Forte de Urca) training ground at on June 16, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

German and other soccer fans create a conga line while waiting for the start of the German vs. Portugal match as they watch on a giant screen at the FIFA World Cup Fan Fest on Copacabana beach on June 16, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The teams are playing on the fifth day of the World Cup tournament. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

A Colombia fan shows support prior to the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group C match between Colombia and Greece at Estadio Mineirao on June 14, 2014 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images)

Military Police block anti-World Cup protestors attempting to march to Maracana stadium on June 15, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Today is the fourth day of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

A general view as the crowd watches the action during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group D match between England and Italy at Arena Amazonia on June 14, 2014 in Manaus, Brazil. (Photo by Francois Xavier Marit - Pool/Getty Images)

A boy plays with a football as the Netherlands and Spain play FIFA World Cup 2014 football match, at the Rocinha shantytown in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 13, 2014. (AFP PHOTO / YASUYOSHI CHIBA)

A Uruguayan national football team fan watches the FIFA World Cup match against Costa Rica on a giant screen in Montevideo on June 14, 2014. (AFP PHOTO/Miguel Rojo)

A pickup truck with Argentine football fans drive past riot police trying to control the fans and keep them from impeding vehicle traffic as they show their enthusiasm for their team playing in the FIFA World Cup on June 14, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Argentine team plays their first match tomorrow against Bosnia and Herzegovina. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

England's forward Daniel Sturridge celebrates after scoring during a Group D football match between England and Italy at the Amazonia Arena in Manaus during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 14, 2014. (FRANCOIS XAVIER MARIT/AFP/Getty Images)

An England supporter reacts in the Walkabout bar in central London on June 14, 2014, after England scored an equalising goal during their first Group D match against Italy in the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. (JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/Getty Images)

A pole dancer performs as Japanese football fans cheer during a football-themed evening at a club in Tokyo on June 14, 2014, on the day of Japan's first game in the FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Japan will play against Ivory Coast in the first round match of the group C of the FIFA World Cup. (YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images)

A taxi driver watches Uruguay and Costa Rica play on his small television set as the FIFA World Cup continues on June 14, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The match was played on the third day of the World Cup tournament. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Riot police face protesters in the vicinity of the FIFA Fan Fest in Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on June 12, 2014. Brazil's ambivalence toward the World Cup was on full display as the country geared up for the game, the sea of green and yellow in some areas contrasting with the billowing smoke from burning garbage and clouds of tear gas that filled the air as military police and protesters clashed in the nation's financial hub. (YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)

Brazilian soldiers take position in a street next to The Arena Amazonia in Manaus on June 14, 1014, ahead of the England v Italy match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. (FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images)

The shadows of Chile soccer fans are cast on a fence outside the Arena Pantanal as they arrive to their team's World Cup match with Australia in Cuiaba, Brazil, Friday, June 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

An elderly woman smiles as a volunteer shows her cheek after painting a Brazilian national flag as she arrives to watch Nigerian team's open training session in Campinas, on June 13, 2014 during the 2014 FIFA World Cup tournament in Brazil. (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)

Young residents gather red paint on their hands, symoblizing the blood of Mare residents killed, where protestors painted a street with the phrase 'Cup for Whom?' in the Mare community, or 'favela', on June 14, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The favela is currently occupied by the Brazilian Army. A recent Pew Research poll stated 61 percent of Brazilians believe hosting the World Cup is negative for Brazil. Anti-World Cup protestors feel the Cup will take away money away from health care, education and other public services. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Young local boys play football in the street prior to the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group D match between England and Italy at Arena Amazonia on June 14, 2014 in Manaus, Brazil. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)

American soccer fan Phillip Amador from Las Cruces rides the subway as he waits for the USA to play in the FIFA World Cup on June 15, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. His team is playing tomorrow against Ghana. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

A Brazilian Satere-Mawe indigenous man waits to watch the FIFA World Cup inaugural match between Brazil and Croatia, on June 12, 2014 in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil. (RAPHAEL ALVES/AFP/Getty Images)

A general view taken with a fish eye lens shows the Amazonia Arena in Manaus during a Group D football match against England at during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 14, 2014. AFP PHOTO / FRANCOIS XAVIER MARIT

Japan fans hold a flag and cheer during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group C match between the Ivory Coast and Japan at Arena Pernambuco on June 14, 2014 in Recife, Brazil. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Artists perform during the Opening Ceremony of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil prior to the Group A match between Brazil and Croatia at Arena de Sao Paulo on June 12, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)

A worker at a pizza store celebrates in San Jose after Costa Rica defeated Uruguay in the FIFA World Cup Brazil Group D match on June 14, 2014. (EZEQUIEL BECERRA/AFP/Getty Images)

Actors dressed as native Amazonians take part in an outdoor performance in downtown Manaus on June 13, 2014 in Manaus, Brazil. Group D teams, England and Italy, will play their opening match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup when they meet in Manaus tomorrow. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

A Chile fan shows his tattoos prior to the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group B match between Chile and Australia at Arena Pantanal on June 13, 2014 in Cuiaba, Brazil. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

A woman looks at the South Korean flag made with messages supporting South Korea's national football team at the Korea House in Foz do Iguacu, Parana, on June 13, 2014 during the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. (JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images)

Iran's captain Javad Nekounam attends a training session at the CT Joaquim Grava training ground in Sao Paulo during the 2014 FIFA World Cup football tournament on June 14, 2014. (BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP/Getty Images)

Daryl Janmaat of the Netherlands lies on the field at the end of the match during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group B match between Spain and Netherlands at Arena Fonte Nova on June 13, 2014 in Salvador, Brazil. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)

Netherlands fans cheer during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group B match between Spain and Netherlands at Arena Fonte Nova on June 13, 2014 in Salvador, Brazil. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

Jorge Valdivia of Chile shoots and scores his teams second goal against goalkeeper Mathew Ryan of Australia during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group B match between Chile and Australia at Arena Pantanal on June 13, 2014 in Cuiaba, Brazil. (Photo by Matthew Lewis/Getty Images)

A protester lies on the ground before a line of riot police during a demonstration against the FIFA World Cup in Belo Horizonte, Brazil on June 12, 2014. (JUAN MABROMATA/AFP/Getty Images)

Anti-World Cup protestors gather while attempting to march to Maracana stadium on June 15, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The protestors were eventually blocked by police before reaching the stadium. Today is the fourth day of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Brazilian supporters hold a picture of France's forward Karim Benzema as they watch France's national football team train at the Santa Cruz Stadium in Ribeirao Preto on June 13, 2014, during the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. (FRANCK FIFE/AFP/Getty Images)

Chile's goalkeeper Claudio Bravo celebrates after his team scored at the end of a Group B football match between Chile and Australia at the Pantanal Arena in Cuiaba during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 13, 2014. (LUIS ACOSTA/AFP/Getty Images)

Masato Morishige (L) and Yuto Nagatomo of Japan challenge Didier Drogba of the Ivory Coast during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group C match between the Ivory Coast and Japan at Arena Pernambuco on June 14, 2014 in Recife, Brazil. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

A man closes a shop selling clothing, including the Brazilian national football team strip, in downtown Manaus on June 13, 2014 in Manaus, Brazil. Group D teams, England and Italy, will play their opening match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup when they meet in Manaus tomorrow. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Boys play with a football as the Netherlands and Spain play FIFA World Cup 2014 football match, at the Rocinha shantytown in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 13, 2014. (YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)

A couple embraces with the American flag wrapped around them as they watch the football game featuring Spain vs. Netherland on the giant screen showing the match at the FIFA World Cup Fan Fest on Copacabana beach on June 13, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The match was played on the second day of the World Cup tournament and Spain lost 5-1. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

A general view of Manaus taken on June 13, 2014, on the eve of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Group D match England vs Italy. (FRANCOIS XAVIER MARIT/AFP/Getty Images)

The Netherlands fans look on wearing feathered headdresses during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group B match between Spain and Netherlands at Arena Fonte Nova on June 13, 2014 in Salvador, Brazil. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

A general view shows the pitch at the Amazonia Arena in Manaus on June 13, 2014, on the eve of the 2014 FIFA World Cup football match between England and Italy. AFP PHOTO/ GIUSEPPE CACACE (Photo credit should read GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images)

Brazil fans cheer their team during the Group A match between Brazil and Croatia on June 12, 2014 in Porto Seguro, Brazil. (Photo by Martin Rose/Getty Images)

Brazilian and Japanese football fans celebrate the victory of Brazilian team against Croatia at the opening game of the 2014 FIFA World Cup at a breakfast meeting after the game at the Brazilian embassy in Tokyo on June 13, 2014. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images)

Fans cheer before the group A World Cup soccer match between Brazil and Croatia, the opening game of the tournament, in the Itaquerao Stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, June 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Brazilian kids play football on the beach of Cumbuco, Ceara, on June 13, 2014 during the 2014 FIFA World Cup. AFP PHOTO / DANIEL GARCIA (Photo credit should read DANIEL GARCIA/AFP/Getty Images)

Aspiring young Indian soccer players continue with their practice during a dust storm in Jammu, India, Wednesday, June 11, 2014. Soccer fans around the world are gearing up to watch the Soccer World Cup that begins in Brazil Thursday. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

A man runs after exiting the subway to watch the Brazil-Croatia match from a television jerry-rigged on a shopping cart on June 12, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. This is the first day of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

A supporter of the Brazilian national football team holds a flag as he celebrates his team's win against Croatia, in Ribeirao Preto on June 12, 2014, after the 2014 FIFA World Cup opening match between Brazil and Croatia which was played at the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo. AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFE (Photo credit should read FRANCK FIFE/AFP/Getty Images)

Brazil's forward Neymar (C) runs with the ball during a Group A football match between Brazil and Croatia at the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 12, 2014. AFP PHOTO / ADRIAN DENNIS (Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images)

Japanese fans react after Japan is defeated during the 2014 FIFA World Cup match between Japan and Cote d'Ivoire during the public viewing event at Tokyo Dome on June 15, 2014 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Keith Tsuji/Getty Images)

Brazil and Croatia players stand around the center circle as doves are released before the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group A match between Brazil and Croatia at Arena de Sao Paulo on June 12, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Fabrizio Bensch - Pool/Getty Images)

Riot police arrest a protester in the vicinity of the FIFA Fan Fest in Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on June 12, 2014. Brazil's ambivalence toward the World Cup was on full display as the country geared up for the game, the sea of green and yellow in some areas contrasting with the billowing smoke from burning garbage and clouds of tear gas that filled the air as military police and protesters clashed in the nation's financial hub. AFP PHOTO / YASUYOSHI CHIBA (Photo credit should read YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)

A protester raises a placard in front of a line of riot police during a demonstration against the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Belo Horizonte, Brazil on June 12, 2014. AFP PHOTO/Eitan ABRAMOVICH (Photo credit should read EITAN ABRAMOVICH/AFP/Getty Images)

Demonstrators gesture at riot police during a protest against the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Belo Horizonte, Brazil on June 12, 2014. AFP PHOTO/Eitan ABRAMOVICH (Photo credit should read EITAN ABRAMOVICH/AFP/Getty Images)

People dressed as flowers take part in the opening ceremony of the 2014 FIFA football World Cup at the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo on June 12, 2014. AFP PHOTO / DIMITAR DILKOFF (Photo credit should read DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP/Getty Images)

A young supporter of the Brazilian national football team waves a flag on June 12, 2014 in Porto Seguro before the opening match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup between Brazil and Croatia being played at the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo. AFP PHOTO / ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT (Photo credit should read ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP/Getty Images)

Brazil's goalkeeper Julio Cesar catches a ball during the Group A football match against Croatia at the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 12, 2014. AFP PHOTO / ODD ANDERSEN (Photo credit should read ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images)

People watch on a huge screen the Brazil vs Croatia opening match during the FIFA Fan Fest in Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on June 12, 2014. Brazil's ambivalence toward the World Cup was on full display as the country geared up for the game, the sea of green and yellow in some areas contrasting with the billowing smoke from burning garbage and clouds of tear gas that filled the air as military police and protesters clashed in the nation's financial hub. AFP PHOTO / YASUYOSHI CHIBA (Photo credit should read YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)

Croatian football fans react as they watch the opening match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, a group A football match between Croatia and Brazil, on June 12, 2014, in the Croation capital Zagreb's main square. Several thousands of people gathered at Zagreb's main square to watch the match between Croatia and Brazil on a giant screen. AFP PHOTO / STRINGER (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)

People take part in the opening ceremony of the 2014 FIFA football World Cup at the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo on June 12, 2014. AFP PHOTO / DIMITAR DILKOFF (Photo credit should read DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP/Getty Images)

Costa Ricans celebrate while watching their victory over Uruguay at the FIFA Fan Fest on Copacabana Beach on June 14, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The match was played on the third day of the World Cup tournament. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Mexican soccer team fans react to their team winning the match against Cameroon as they watch it on the giant screen showing the match at the FIFA World Cup Fan Fest on Copacabana beach on June 13, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Mexico won the game 1-0 during the second day of the World Cup tournament. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Aerial view of the Maracana stadium during sunset in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, June 8, 2014. The Word Cup soccer tournament is set to begin in just a few days, with the opening match on June 12 and Maracana stadium will host the World Cup Final match on July 13. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

American supporters stand before the start of the U.S.-Germany match broadcast at FIFA Fan Fest on June 26, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The U.S. was tied with Germany 0-0 at halftime. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)